Instagram Update Adds Instagram Direct for Sending Photos and Videos to Friends Only

On Friday, the highly popular photo and video sharing application Instagram for iOS has received a noteworthy update. The latest version of the application is now version 5.0.0.

The update introduces a new feature to the application known as Instagram Direct. The new feature adds a new button to the main user interface that the user can tap on to send photo or video messages directly to friends. This new sharing feature makes it so that you can pick your own audience for your media. Other friends can also send media directly to you through this feature.

Instagram has also received some bug fixes and performance improvements to add to the application’s fluidity and stability.

Existing users of the Instagram application for iOS will find the update under the Updates tab in the App Store application. Alternatively, you can download the latest version of Instagram for iOS for free from this App Store link.